Parker's Hamstring At Risk to Tear

[Man In Black]

Strange. Pop and the Spurs control everything, including media news. If TP said it, then he didn't say it as an absolute ... more like a possibility. That is the probable truth.
I have this memory of Pop telling TP that the media just wants to create a story.
TP tells Pop, I'm just trying to be more like you, in jest.
That was probably 2004 USVI Training Camp.

[spurs10]

If you watched the interview, he doesn't come across as making excuses at all. In fact, it sounds like the opposite. He mentioned the possibility of tearing when a stupid reporter asked him if in retrospect he should have sat out the last game. He just said, no two extra days of rest aren't going to make any difference (it would take at least 10 days rest to matter), it can tear any time, and if it tears, oh well.

I thought the same when I heard the entire interview. Taken out of context it sounds much more threatening. He actually sounds pretty upbeat....just stating the facts.

[kobexxx]

the way he played game 4, its all fabricated stories...

[Spursmania]

Stop the whining Spur fans. It is what it is. Look at the interview. He's just answering questions. Some of you need to grow a pair. He'll do the best he can until he tears it. Hopefully his best will get us to the end.
We will win this if everyone steps up and plays like we know they can.

[100%duncan]

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[cd021]

If only Parker could be like Wade, courageously playing through injuries and scoring 30 in a game.

Your joking right?

[cd021]

The main picture here is that the risk of a tear goes lower by the day, meaning he had a bigger risk on Thursday, when he came out not feeling worse, than he would coming into tomorrow's game. He just has to pace himself out there and he'll be fine.

I would think every game would stop that time table. He said he needs about 10 days of rest to completely heal.

Since his injury on 6/11 he played on 6/13 and will play on 6/16 and again on 6/18 also possibly on 6/20. Thats possibly 4 games in 8 days following the injury. It wont heal playing on it, it would heal without doing basketball activities.

[cd021]

I wonder if Pop will try to play Tony only 10-12 minutes in the first half to save his energy for the second half? Tony has said that he was fatigued in the second half of game 4.

Thats a no go. Joseph can't play more than 10 minutes a game (he could but the drop-off would be to big in PG play). Manu isn't trust worthy as of now. Neal plays better as a combo switching off with Manu as the play maker. Neal would have to presumably play stretches without Manu (or TP) it would be very risky.

The best way to do it IMO is to have Parker play 15 minutes in 1st half playing the fist 7-8 minutes of the 1st quarter have Manu and Neal come in (assuming Diaw is starting)and go small with Duncan-Leonard,-Green-Ginobili-Neal. Playing Manu & Neal toghether from the 4 minute mark of the 1st to the 9 minute mark of the 2nd. Parker returns and plays to the 2 minute mark.

In the second half basically the same thing, but Parker plays out the final 9 minutes. That would about 32 minutes with about 15 minutes of real time rest before he returns.

[ca®lo]

Parker is such a warrior. :P

[PlayNando]

Nando could spur Parker and allow him to spend more time resting on the bench. Nando is our only other real point guard and excels against the high-pressure Miami Heat defense. Play Nando so we can have success and Tony won't tear his hamstring...

[bigdog]

Parker is just stating the obvious. Any of our hamstrings could tear at any time. I would suspect that with any strain, the likelyhood raises. It's not like he's saying that he's so banged up that his hammy is gonna tear a minute into the game. He said he hopes to be at 100% for the game. That sounds fine to me.

[DesignatedT]

That's what a strained hamstring is........... lol

This isn't groundbreaking news.

[Keepin' it real]

That's what a strained hamstring is........... lol

This isn't groundbreaking news.

Who claimed it was groundbreaking news? OP just sharing an ESPN article.

[dg7md]

If Parker is done — we're done.

[Sean Cagney]

If Parker is done — we're done.

This is basically true! UNLESS some shoot out of their minds! He was the only reason we hung in game 4 at the start and were tied at the half! THE ONLY reason. If he is not near healthy it's over. I hope he can survive these finals without Tearing it.

[Legacy]

Stop the whining Spur fans. It is what it is. Look at the interview. He's just answering questions. Some of you need to grow a pair. He'll do the best he can until he tears it. Hopefully his best will get us to the end.
We will win this if everyone steps up and plays like we know they can.

ing THIS. THIS. THIS. THIS. For the love of... again... THIS.

[DesignatedT]

Who claimed it was groundbreaking news? OP just sharing an ESPN article.

Everyone with the doomsday posts.

[Manutrix]

He is just bluffing tbh

[brucebowensghost]

how legends are born

[Thebesteva]

Tony talking about his hamstring tearing soon and Manu pondering retirement. Meanwhile those faygo drinkers in Miami are already planning their parade. C'mon Spurs...Popovich you better have something up your sleeve in this game!!!

[shingo_318]

So use injury as excuse, some self-hinderance strategy? This clown should step up acting like a true leader tbh.

[Seefourdc]

LOL... his hamstring is already torn if he has a sprain, which he does.. When someone says "hamstring tear" they usually mean a complete tear of one of the three bands of the hamstring which would definitely end his season. That's what he's dealing with. No rest except for complete rest will help him at this point. Every time he plays it probably tears more and he'll be lucky if this series goes 3 more games not to have a complete tear. He needs a couple weeks of rest to not be at severe risk anymore.

I think the Spurs know they can't beat Miami giving full effort and are just laying down the pre-excuses now. Manu interviews, TP interviews, and Duncan post game interviews.

[TheGreatYacht]

Illuminati

[exstatic]

spurs should not have played parker in game 4 giving him a 6 days rest, playing him half the game to give up in the middle of third quarter was stupid.

It would only have been 5 days, and that STILL isn't enough to totally heal it. The risk would have been exactly the same.

[purednuht]

Unreal fortune for the cHeat yet again. Honestly, I don't wish injury on anybody but if the universe wants to restore order, can one of the big three suffer a similar injury. At least have a level ing playing field out there. Those Miami based clinics are going to work nowadays.

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